States and start-ups: establishing public competitors in Australian communications

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Title: States and start-ups: establishing public competitors in Australian communications
Author(s): Given, Jock
Abstract: This paper will explore and contrast three earlier State-owned or supported communications enterprises: the Pacific Cable opened in 1902; Amalgamated Wireless Australasia (AWA), which launched international wireless telegraphy services in 1927; and AUSSAT, the domestic satellite system established in 1985. The Pacific Cable and AWA provided new connections between Australians and the world; AUSSAT connected Australians to each other and eventually to New Zealanders and some Pacific Islanders. Each enterprise was a partnership.
Publication type: Conference paper
Source: Paper presented at the Australian Media Traditions Conference: Internationalising Media History: From Australia to the World, Sydney, Australia, 23-25 November 2009
Publication year: 2009
Keyword(s): Australia; Communications; Media ownership; Partnerships
Publisher: Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Publisher URL: http://conferences.arts.usyd.edu.au/